Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Open Gaza

You might have seen the new images from Gaza - children waking up in filthy floodwater. And maybe, like us, you’ve wondered what on earth we can still do. But something has changed: Israel’s government is weakened, Trump is distancing himself, and the world is finding this harder and harder to bear. This could be the moment European and Arab leaders finally force Israel to let urgent medical and humanitarian aid into Gaza. Let’s give them every reason to act: The rain came in the middle of the night. Across Gaza, parents woke to water pouring into their tents, soaking their children's mattresses, blankets, and the few belongings they had saved from the war. More than half a million children face winter without safe shelter. And the cruelest part? Much of this suffering could be prevented, as Israel is blocking life-saving aid, aid groups and the materials families need to build safe homes. You've seen the images. And maybe, like us, you've wondered what on earth we can still do. But something has changed. Israel's government is weakened after the elections, Trump is distancing himself, and the images from Gaza are impossible to ignore. For the first time in a long while, there may be a real opening to get Israel to ease these restrictions. The UK, Egypt, Qatar and other governments are already calling for these restrictions to be lifted. If enough of us speak up now, we can push them to act together and use their influence with Israel to finally to allow life saving aid into Gaza.

Monday, November 9, 2026

Re: Super El Niño

A monster is boiling in the Pacific Ocean. Turbocharged by climate breakdown, the "super El Niño" is projected to be the largest ever recorded. As ocean waters heat up, it will scorch and starve vast areas of the planet -- expected to kill up to 450,000 people by February. Sudan will be one of the hardest hit, where millions are already caught in the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth. And with the Amazon rainforest hanging by a thread, the El Niño could push it even closer to collapse. That's why Avaaz is ready to launch one of the most ambitious action plans we've ever tried. The only thing holding us back is the amount of funding we have. Everything we do is entirely crowdfunded. We don't take a cent from governments or corporations. It's all thanks to small donations from people like you. Would you consider a special one-off donation to supercharge our work over the next 6 months? We'll get lifesaving support to families in Sudan. We'll respond as climate disasters strike around the world, and fight to protect the Amazon from the droughts and deforestation pushing it over the edge. But we can't just keep responding to disasters. We have to fight the forces driving climate breakdown, fuelling crises like this El Niño. That's why we want to power a historic legal case to hold mega polluters accountable -- and mobilise millions against the far-right leaders promising even more destruction of the natural world. So I'm making one last appeal to you, Terezinha. Can you make a one-off donation, giving our movement the resources to meet the coming storm?

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Re: The perfect storm is coming

I'm reaching out again because this is urgent and I hope you can help. It's November 4th, and the super El Niño is still gathering force. Fuelled by climate breakdown, it's on track to be the most powerful ever recorded. A behemoth that will scorch and starve vast areas of the planet -- expected to kill up to 450,000 people by February. Sudan will be among the hardest hit, where millions are already caught in the biggest hunger crisis on Earth. And with the Amazon rainforest hanging by a thread, the El Niño could push it even closer to collapse. That's why Avaaz is preparing one of our most ambitious action plans ever. In the next six months, we'll get lifesaving support to families in Sudan. We'll mobilise millions to defend the Amazon from ongoing destruction -- and power a historic legal case to hold mega polluters accountable for climate breakdown. Everything Avaaz does is entirely funded by this community. 5,120 Avaaz members have already donated -- halfway to our goal! But if we can't raise enough, we'll be forced to scale back our response, just when the world needs it most. So I'm making a personal appeal to you, Terezinha. Please become an Avaaz Sustainer today, giving our movement the resources to meet the coming storm.